Persistent Systems, a developer of mobile networking solutions for unmanned systems, has received an $87.5 million order for Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) devices from the U.S. Army Capability Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications, and Network (CPE C3N).
The MANET devices form part of the transport layer within the Next-Generation Command and Control (NGC2) prototype. This award follows a $34 million contract issued in October, bringing the combined total value of the two awards to $121.5 million in support of Army NGC2 prototype efforts.
Faster information delivery and reliable access to data are intended to support more efficient decision-making and streamlined Command and Control (C2). Persistent’s MANET radio is designed to provide the speed, resilience, and capacity required for combat operations as part of the transport layer.
Jon Patrick, Vice President of Business Development at Persistent Systems, commented, “In the transport layer, we are responsible for moving all the 1s and 0s across the battlefield, so data reaches the warfighter who needs it, when they need it.”
Dr. Herbert Rubens, Founder and CEO of Persistent Systems, added, “As the Army has presented us with increasingly demanding benchmarks, our team continues to deliver highly resilient transport that can empower an armored division on the move. We’re proud to provide a commercial solution that supports the Army’s transport layer and strengthens the warfighter at echelon.”
Deliveries are scheduled to take place over the coming months as Persistent supports the development of the Army’s future network with advanced communications technology.
